Protector for pipes.



E. E. SHIRLEY.

PROTECTOR FOR PIPES. 7 APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1911.

1,097,054; I Patented May 19; 1911 4 womtov WWW I .EE. Sfil'l' w M F GAGE,-OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO LEQNABD D.

HART, OF WOODWARID, OKLAHOMA.

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Specification of Letters :Patent.

Application filed August 16, 1911. Serial Jo-644,359.

Patented May 19, 1914.

loaz'll wh m it may concern:

Beit lm'own that I, EnwARnjEhSnmLnn a citizen of the United :States, ,residing at Gage, in the county of Ellis and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protectors for Pipes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the'art to which it appertains to makeand use thesame.

' the protector forming the subject matter of- Thisinvention relates to new and useful improvements in protectors, and is designed particularly to provide a protector for the mouth-pieces of pipes previous to' the use thereof. I

Heretofore in the purchasing of pipes it has been customary for the purchaser to try several of the pipes in ,his mouth' before making his choice, thus lncreasing thechances of the spreading of diseases, such as tuberculosis and the like. By the use of .the present invention it is impossible to try the pipes previous to the purchase thereof without-removing 'or damaging the protector, thus insuring the purchaser of the pipe against previous trial. Y v

With the above and other ob ects in v ew, this invention consists in a construction,

' combination and arrangement of parts, all

f ings whereinas hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanymg draw Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pipe of any' suitable constructlon illustrating the protector forming the subject matter of the present invention attached thereto. Fig. 2

is a flattened view illustrating the detailed construction of the protector. 'Fig. 3 is'a view illustrating a modified form of the protector as attached to-the mouth-piece of the --n r I 9 The protector 'embpdiedmthe present ruvention com rises aisheet of waxed paper for other suitable material trapezoidal in formation when 'in its flattened condition.

The shorter of the parallel sides of the sheet of material-is provided with a flap which is adapted to entirely cover the terminal of the mouth-piece of the pipe, while the side adjacent to said flap is provided with a ed surface,-as is'one of the adjacent non-parallel sides. The opposite non-paralin Fig. 3, the protector 17 located 0 lel side is provided with a series of perforathe gummed edges securing the flap form the terminal of said mouthpiece a pull exerted on the flexible member will remove the protector from the mouth-piece.

Referring" now more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates a sheet of material trapezoidal in formation, the short side 10' of which is provided with the centrally disposed flap'll, said flap being formed from the sheet of material 10. Theside of the inner surface of the short parallel side 10 is provided with a gummed surface 12, as is oneof the adjacent non-parallel sides 13, which is provided throughout its entire length with the gummed surface 13'. The opposite non-parallel side 14:. is provided with a series of perforations 15, whichare spaced from the edge of said side, andwhich will provide a means for removing the protector from the pipe, as will hereinafter be more fullydescribed. A flexible member 16, preferably ofstring or wire, is secure to the sheet of material 10,. parallel to the nonparallel side 14, and is located directly over the perforations 15. One terminal of the flexible member 16 projects beyond the longer of the parallel sides of the sheet 10, while the opposite terminal thereof is bent inwardly and is located adjacent and parallel to the shorter of the parallel sides 10.

To place the protector heretofore described on the mouth-piece of a pipe the sheet or body portion '10 encircles said mouth-piece in such a manner that the.

longer of the parallel sides is located toward the bowl of the pipe. Theflap 11 is bent over the terminal of the mouth-piece A; of the pipe B and the gummed edges 12- and 13' .secure the protector- 11d the pipe.

The glued surface 12 retains. the flap 11 rigidly over the terminal of the: mouthpiecra A, while the glued surface 13' ,retains the non-parallel edges 13 and 14 of the 'shee 10 in codperative engagement. Referring to the modification illustrctid t e mouth-piece 18 is formed in its flattene condition similarly to the form illustrated in Fig. 2, the only difference being that the modification is constructed of crape paper or other craped material to cause the protector to conform with the shape of the mouth-piece of the'pipe.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the protector embodied herein may be formed from any suitable and antiseptic material, and that minor changes may be made in the construction thereof Without deviating from the spirit of the present invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as. new and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is The herein -described mouth piece protector for tobacco pipes, comprising an antiseptic paper casing,- of tubular and tapering form,' said casing having an adhesive appliedlongitudinally at opposite points upon the inner sides thereof and provided with an integral flap at the smaller end, one side of said casing having a series of perforations extending longitudinally thereof, and a severing cord securedto the casing in line with the perforations and provided with an extended end. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD E. SHIRLEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. HUBBARD, C. P. \VARREN. 

